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. 2018 Jun 29;11(5):561–573. doi: 10.1007/s40271-018-0322-8

Table 2.

Frequency of bothersome HIV symptoms by treatment and study visit in Study GS-US-380-1489 (treatment-naïve)

Individuals reporting symptom, % Baseline Week 4 Week 12 Week 48
B/F/TAF
(n = 311)
ABC/DTG/3TC
(n = 313)
B/F/TAF
(n = 313)
ABC/DTG/3TC
(n = 310)
B/F/TAF
(n = 307)
ABC/DTG/3TC
(n = 309)
B/F/TAF
(n = 293)
ABC/DTG/3TC
(n = 298)
Fatigue/loss of energy 47.3 46.6 37.7 47.1 33.6 41.7 32.8 41.4
Fevers/chills/sweats 26.7 21.7 20.4 18.7 14.0 15.5 15.4 14.8
Dizzy/lightheadedness 21.3 17.7 17.6 23.5 15.0 17.6 13.0 21.5
Pain/numbness/tingling in hands/feet 20.3 16.0 14.7 16.8 16.4 17.5 19.1 19.6
Trouble remembering 22.8 18.0 20.1 19.0 23.8 20.4 20.8 21.5
Nausea/vomiting 8.4 8.0 13.7 23.9 7.5 15.6 9.6 12.4
Diarrhea/loose bowels 20.9 18.9 20.8 21.3 15.6 18.8 11.6 14.8
Sad/down/depressed 41.9 36.5 31.9 35.5 33.2 32.4 27.6 31.3
Nervous/anxious 45.3 38.0 31.9 32.9 27.8 30.1 28.8 30.2
Difficulty sleeping 35.8 39.6 32.9 35.8 29.1 38.2 29.4 36.2
Skin problems/rash/itching 27.3 28.5 21.7 25.8 19.5 22.3 20.8 22.1
Coughing/trouble breathing 15.4 15.4 13.4 14.0 14.4 13.9 12.7 14.1
Headaches 21.9 21.2 20.8 22.7 18.6 21.0 13.0 22.9
Loss of appetite 16.8 14.8 13.4 16.6 10.5 18.1 9.6 12.8
Bloating/pain/gas in stomach 19.7 21.0 24.4 24.4 20.3 22.0 18.5 25.3
Muscle aches/joint pain 27.1 28.3 19.2 21.1 23.6 22.3 21.6 25.3
Problems with sex 26.1 26.4 18.6 17.2 18.0 16.2 17.5 18.9
Changes in body composition 17.4 15.2 14.7 12.3 17.4 15.2 19.5 22.9
Weight loss/wasting 18.3 11.3 9.6 9.4 7.2 11.4 11.6 11.4
Hair loss/changes 10.3 12.9 6.7 9.4 6.9 8.4 5.5 8.8

n is the number of participants with response for at least one symptom

Bold characters are for significantly different percentages between treatment groups (p < 0.05), p value is calculated from the unadjusted logistic regression model

ABC/DTG/3TC co-formulated abacavir, dolutegravir, and lamivudine, B/F/TAF co-formulated bictegravir, emtricitabine, and tenofovir alafenamide